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A Farmer Beats His Donkey
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A Farmer Beats His Donkey

Jacques Callot · 1621 - 1635 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Depiction of a peasant walking behind a heavily laden donkey, holding a stick in his raised hand. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in type. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Monastic Life in Emblems'. The second state of this series includes, besides an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, a title page and a dedication page, both in text only.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printcognizanceass, donkey
Credit lineEen boer slaat zijn pakezel. 1621 - 1635. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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